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INDUSTRY INNOVATIONS 2024: PROVISIONAL HARVEST RESULTS – May Sown Canola
2024 SA Crop Technology Centre (HRZ Millicent)
Sown: 6 May 2024
Harvested: 18 December 2024
Rotation position: 2023 broad beans, 2022 clover
Soil type: Organosol over grey clay
FAR code: FAR SAC II C24-43
Surrounding paddock variety: 45Y95 CL, nearest 2023 stubbles in adjacent paddock
The Germplasm Evaluation Network (GEN) is a FAR Australia ‘Industry Innovations’ initiative that tests crop variety performance across FAR Australia’s national network of Crop Technology Centres. GEN sites test variety performance with and without fungicide. FAR Australia provides the control varieties and breeders enter their chosen lines for evaluation.
Key Points:
• Oilseed yields ranged from 3.15 – 4.51 t/ha depending on variety and fungicide application with significant differences recorded in variety performance (p=<0.001).
• While there was no significant response to fungicide (p=0.067), there was an overall trend of approximately 200 kg/ha yield increase when fungicides were applied, there was no significant interaction between variety and fungicide application (p=0.41).
• 45Y95 CL which has traditionally performed strongly at the Millicent site was lower yielding in 2024 and was associated a higher incidence of blackleg canker, although severity of the disease was relatively low overall.
• Nuseed Eagle TF was the highest yielding of the FAR funded control varieties while the coded line RGT65-074CL (4.33 t/ha) significantly outperformed all other varieties.
• AN23LR014 along with Nuseed Eagle TF were the second highest yielding cultivars in the trial.
• The season was not associated with high levels of disease infection and fungicide application did not have a bearing on test weight or oil content.
• Hyola Regiment XC (46.7%) gave significantly higher oil contents than all other varieties but recorded the second lowest yield.
• Lodging levels were low in this trial, with crops showing signs of leaning rather than lodging, it is unlikely that the small differences had any bearing on the yield results.